highest passer rating by a rookie in first playoff game

C.J. Stroud had the best passer rating by a player in his rookie season in his first playoff game, with a 157.2 rating in the 2023 AFC Wild Card game against the Browns on January 13, 2024.

NAMERTGDATEROUNDTMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
157.2
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
vs
16
21
76.2
274
13.0
3
0
14.3
0.0
0
0
2Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
142.9
12/28/1969
NFL Divisional
vs
4
5
80.0
44
8.8
1
0
20.0
0.0
0
0
3Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
139.4
1/9/2010
AFC Wild Card
@
12
15
80.0
182
12.1
1
0
6.7
0.0
0
0
4Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
131.5
1/14/2023
NFC Wild Card
vs
18
30
60.0
332
11.1
3
0
10.0
0.0
1
8
5Pat O'Neill
P. O'Neill
118.8
1/1/1995
AFC Wild Card
@
1
1
100.0
21
21.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
6Harry Newman
H. Newman
118.1
12/17/1933
NFL Championship
@
13
19
68.4
209
11.0
2
1
10.5
5.3
7Charlie O'Rourke
C. O'Rourke
113.7
12/13/1942
NFL Championship
@
5
7
71.4
128
18.3
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
8Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
111.5
12/30/2000
NFC Wild Card
vs
16
29
55.2
266
9.2
4
1
13.8
3.4
2
15
9Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
110.2
1/12/2025
NFC Wild Card
@
24
35
68.6
268
7.7
2
0
5.7
0.0
1
0
10Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
107.5
12/12/1937
NFL Championship
@
18
33
54.5
335
10.2
3
1
9.1
3.0
1
26
11Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
103.2
1/15/2017
NFC Divisional
vs
24
38
63.2
302
7.9
3
1
7.9
2.6
2
11
12Young Bussey
Y. Bussey
100.0
12/21/1941
NFL Championship
vs
1
1
100.0
8
8.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
13T.J. Yates
T.J. Yates
97.7
1/7/2012
AFC Wild Card
vs
11
20
55.0
159
8.0
1
0
5.0
0.0
2
7
14Mike Kruczek
M. Kruczek
97.2
12/19/1976
AFC Divisional
@
5
6
83.3
44
7.3
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
15Bo Nix
B. Nix
93.8
1/12/2025
AFC Wild Card
@
13
22
59.1
144
6.5
1
0
4.5
0.0
2
14
16Bob Holly
B. Holly
93.8
1/1/1984
NFC Divisional
vs
2
2
100.0
13
6.5
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
17Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
92.9
1/6/2013
NFC Wild Card
@
15
26
57.7
187
7.2
1
0
3.8
0.0
5
31
18Elvis Grbac
E. Grbac
92.7
1/7/1995
NFC Divisional
vs
2
4
50.0
47
11.8
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
19Alex Van Pelt
A. Van Pelt
81.3
1/6/1996
AFC Divisional
@
4
10
40.0
27
2.7
1
0
10.0
0.0
0
0
20Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
79.2
12/26/1983
NFC Wild Card
@
1
1
100.0
1
1.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
21Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
78.8
1/6/2019
AFC Wild Card
vs
14
29
48.3
194
6.7
2
1
6.9
3.4
7
55
22Dan Marino
D. Marino
77.6
12/31/1983
AFC Divisional
vs
15
25
60.0
193
7.7
2
2
8.0
8.0
0
0
23Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
77.5
1/6/2013
NFC Wild Card
vs
10
19
52.6
84
4.4
2
1
10.5
5.3
2
16
24Mac Jones
M. Jones
75.8
1/15/2022
AFC Wild Card
@
24
38
63.2
232
6.1
2
2
5.3
5.3
3
16
25Don Irwin
D. Irwin
75.7
12/13/1936
NFL Championship
vs
1
3
33.3
33
11.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0

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